The Noma restaurant in Copenhagen has been considered the pinnacle of fine dining for years. Right now this will finally end up here. According to owner René Redzepi, the concept of star cuisine no longer works. He closes his place to make a lab out of it.
That’s it. René Redzepi has had enough. Enough of the demands, the eternal rascals, the criticism, the star cuisine. The chef bids farewell to the culinary Olympus. At the end of 2024 he will close his restaurant, the Noma.
The news triggered an earthquake in the gastro world on Monday. Because the Noma is not just any star restaurant, it is the star restaurant par excellence. The three-star restaurant in Copenhagen has won the award for being the best kitchen in the world five times. More is not possible. So what happened?